Brake lining



Patented Feb. 4, 1930 UNITED STATE-s la'rrslsrr oFFlcE manana) I. nvANs', or HuN'rINeroN, NDIANA, assIGNoa To AsBEs'ros '.va-ANUrnc-` TUBING OHPASNY, l' HUNTINGTON, A CQRPORATION OF INDIANA;

BRAKE LINING .Application ned rem-nary 21, 1929. serial No. 341,807.

The present invention relates to improvements in brake-lining, and has for anl object to provide .an improved lining, which will -moregreadily .adapt itself'to the drum or other .element-of the brake mechanism.

It is well understood among makers and users of automobiles that some considerable time is required after the assembl -of new cars, or the reliningof the brakes o old cars, before the brake lining surface is worn down,

so as to make complete Contact at all points with the brake drum or'the brake yband as the case may be.4 Aloss of etliciency is entailed where the brake lining does not cona raised surface is made on the brake band,

tact throughout its entire areawith the objective surfaces of thebrake mechanism.

It is another object of the invention to provide 'an improved brake lining with surfaces,

l so constructed as to rvwear down quickly and readily on the first few a plications 'of' the brake, so that all parts .o lthe Vexposed surfacesv areeven or at least correspond with the objective surfaces 'of thebrake mechanism,

so that the brakes will, almost from the out- 2l set, attain a degree of one hundred percent A further object ofthe invention is tovacf com plish the above purposes in a brake band,

which will be susceptible of molding or man- 3o ufacturing tices 'and wlihut adding to the expense of present manufacture.

' 1 With the foregoingand other objects in view, the invention will be more fully de# 85 scribed hereinafter, and win be more particularly pointed out in the claims appended hereto.,l

accordance with existing pracshowing one form of the inveni Figure 5 is a-further plan view showing a further modification of the band.

Figure Gis a section taken on the line 6-6 in Figure 5,' and l f Figure 7 is a section taken on an enlarged scale through the brake band showing the re inforcing means.

ing`s.8 represents the body of a brake lining which may contain the reinforcing structure 9 shown in Figure 7. The body 8 may be composed of any material'now used for thepurpose. l

In accordance with the present invention which is of a character to wear down rapid- 1y on application of the brake.

This raised surface, as shown inFigure '1, is composed of relatively lthin projections or bars 10 and`11 extending diagonally of the brake lining,-spaced from one another and intersecting to form the cavities v12, which are illustrated to be of rectangular formbut which-may be of any other form desired.

' As shown in Figures 3 and 4 thel raised surface is constituted of a number of rectangular projections 13, preferably arranged in diagonal rows across the yface ofthe brake lining. These projections 13 are' spaced fromone another in the rows and in adj-acntrows and preferably are formed with sloping sides 14, so that the base portions of the projections are thicker than the outer free end por tions thereof. v p p f As shown in Figures 5 and 6, the projections 1'5 are approximately rectangular in construction without the' tapering side walls f and being arranged in transverse and longitudinall intersecting rows, instead of in the diagona r'ows shown in Figure 3.

Obviously many other forms of projection could be used, and itis understood that I re-V serve the right to any form or design of pro- 'ection providing a raised surface on a brake and. The raised surface is, of course, not reinforced and is constructed of a material, for instance rubber and asbestos which will wear down rapidly upon the application of thel brakes.

The surfacing of the brake lining may be Referring more particularly to the draw-I lod igiene either by molding, together. with the body of the brake lining, or it may be by the use of a nurling tool or machine; i

After the brake lining has been put in place, and the brakes applied, the nurled or. raised surface will break down at once forming a complete contact with the drums at all surface portions of the brake lining. 'lhe improved brake lining will also tane care oi the unevenness that is often found in either the y "shoe or band that the lining is attached to.

With present linings, it takes quite alot of dragging or Wearing off of the lining before afstage of perfect contact is reached. Some manufacturers grind the surface after the lining is applied to the brake shoe to even the surface. 'lhe present invention will eliminate this extra labor and give better and quicker results. 1 lt is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of construction and design of the above specitically described embodiment oi? this invention Without departing from the spirit thereof, such changes and modifications being restricted only by the scope .of thefollowing claims,

What is claimed is: l 4 1. An improved brake' lining comprising a reinforced body, and an unreinforced 'raised surface adapted to wear down readily on application of the brake.

2.. An improved brake lining comprising a reinforced body, and non-reinforced small projections standing out from the body and Wearable down readily by vfriction of the band with the brake element to automatically and quickly seat .the band to the brake elements to secure at the entsetmaximum ei- 49 ficiency of the brake.

,RCl-ARD J. EVANS. 

